In Pictures: Six Low-Noise Performance-Oriented Cases
In Pictures: Six Low-Noise Performance-Oriented Cases
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Antec’s Latest Sonata
Released early last winter, Antec’s Sonata IV adds a single USB 3.0 port to the classic design of its predecessors. A keyed lock hinders unwanted access to power and reset buttons.
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It's surprising case makers don't understand these ugly boxes don't inspire, and something a bit different, and attractive would sell very well.
This is all junkyard material. Unimaginative rubbish.
This isn't a review of the cases, that is forthcoming. This is just a bunch of pictures of the cases that will be in the review.
I'm guessing the Raven was picked because it is a new release, not necessarily because it is a top performer. The FT-02, also by silverstone, is a much better looking case, and does have acoustic foam on the side panels. Cooling is outstanding. As far as cooling to noise ratio goes, the FT-02 should be quite near the top.
I am currently building a wooden case holder that will go around my case and provide room to install thick sound damping foam. My hope is that I can get a very very quiet computer while still getting enough cooling.
Learning to speak in terms of "I" ( "I think there are some beautiful cases in this article" as opposed to "There are some beautiful cases in this article", or "I think these cases are all different shades of ugly" as opposed to "All different shades of ugly") does 2 things:
1) it helps you to remember that your opinion is your opinion and other people may have different ones that are valuable too, and
2) you don't sound like some jerk to others trying to tell them what they should and shouldn't like.
Also, if you have a specific reason for calling an item junk, then spell it out - otherwise you just sound like an ignorant douche. Flatulence has given rise to the fart joke, which goes a long way to redeem the often strong odor associated with it, but there is no redemption for your stinky opinion, which no one cares about.
Still, the Antec might be good for the upcoming review. I own a P183 and coupled with noctua fans all over, it is difficult to hear anything from this case and I would love to be able to compare it to the Fractal!
My current case is an Antec P183 that, while not a quiet as the Sonata, has vastly better cooling performance. It also has great build quality.
I don't understand why people dislike having a door on the front of a case. It makes the front look cleaner. Depending on the design it can slightly limit cooling, but its better than having to look at a DVD drive that I've only used to install Windows.